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Malmo Township vs Lakeside Township

Next-door neighbors in Aitkin County. The biggest differences: street grid (5.3× in Lakeside Township) and average commute (23 min in Malmo Township).

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Malmo Township, MNA small town of 325Aitkin County · 325 people
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Lakeside Township, MNA small town of 488Aitkin County · 488 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Malmo TownshipA small town of 325
Quiet strengthsMalmo Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Malmo Township →
Lakeside TownshipA small town of 488
Quiet strengthsLakeside Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lakeside Township →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Street grid5.3×
Lakeside Township has the more walkable street grid
Lakeside Township 2.1Malmo Township 0.4
Average commute23 min
Malmo Township has the shorter commute
Lakeside Township 53 minMalmo Township 30 min
Property tax bill+54%
Tax bills are bigger in Lakeside Township
Lakeside Township $2,125Malmo Township $1,382
Trails+82%
Malmo Township has more miles of trail
Malmo Township 4.0 miLakeside Township 2.2 mi
Jobs per worker+56%
Malmo Township is more of a job hub
Malmo Township 0.28Lakeside Township 0.18
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $330 more a month in Lakeside Township

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Malmo Township$1,760/mo
Typical home $313K (Census) · tax rate 0.44% · or rent about $1,313/mo · Housing →
Lakeside Township$2,080/mo
Typical home $363K (Census) · tax rate 0.59% · Housing →

The difference: $330 a month, about $3,900 a year, between Lakeside Township and Malmo Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Malmo Township and Lakeside Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Malmo TownshipLakeside TownshipMalmo TownshipLakeside Township
Malmo Township ↔ Lakeside Township6.5 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
5 Lakeside Township residents work in Malmo Township (3% of its workers)
4 Malmo Township residents work in Lakeside Township (3.1% of its workers)
Work & commute in Lakeside Township →
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Malmo TownshipLakeside Township
Snow a year43″43″
January low-1°F-1°F
July high78°F78°F
Growing season (days)144d144d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)67th67th
Outdoors & history
Malmo TownshipLakeside Township
Trails4 mi2 mi
Conserved land3.2%5.2%
Community
Malmo TownshipLakeside Township
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Malmo TownshipLakeside Township
People
Population 325Lowest 488Highest
Median age 60.2±3.8Lowest 55% above MN 60.9±1.5Highest 57% above MN
Lakeside Township and Malmo Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 7.1%±7.3Lowest MN: 22.9% 10.7%±3.5Highest MN: 22.9%
Lakeside Township and Malmo Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 37.8%±1.6Lowest MN: 17.3% 37.9%±3.1Highest MN: 17.3%
Lakeside Township and Malmo Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.2%Highest MN: 39.4% 13.8%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.9%±0.8Highest MN: 5.8% 0.8%±1.2Lowest MN: 5.8%
Malmo Township and Lakeside Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $61,250±$8kHighest 31% below MN $59,773±$6kLowest 33% below MN
Malmo Township and Lakeside Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $312,800±$33kLowest 5% below MN $363,200±$78kHighest 10% above MN
Lakeside Township and Malmo Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,313±$453 about the MN average —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,382Lowest 59% below MN $2,125Highest 37% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 62.5%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 100%±100Highest MN: 48.1%
Lakeside Township and Malmo Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11.7%Highest MN: 9.3% 9.9%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 93.7%Lowest MN: 72.2% 93.9%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1981Lowest 2 yrs newer than MN 1992Highest 13 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minLowest 32% above MN 53 minHighest 134% above MN
Work from home 8.8%±5Lowest MN: 17.6% 20.3%±8Highest MN: 17.6%
Lakeside Township and Malmo Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.1%Highest 0.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 30.8 miHighest 30.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.28Highest 0.18Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Aitkin (16%)Aitkin (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in Lakeside Township3% work in Malmo Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.2%Lowest 5.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 4.0 miHighest 2.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Lowest 2.1Highest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Malmo Township

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Wealthwood Township254 people · $293K homes
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Glen Township499 people · $333K homes

Towns like Malmo Township

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Lake Sarah Township308 people · $383K homes
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Wolford Township409 people · $369K homes
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Richardson Township446 people · $310K homes
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Fleming Township403 people · $284K homes

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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